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• Hamas calls on Egypt to halt building 'wall of death'
• Turkish human rights group seeks to prosecute Barak for alleged Gaza war crimes
• Nasrallah: Israel lost its power of intimidation
• Tensions high ahead of papal visit to main Rome synagogue
• Iran to try 16 anti-government protesters

Hamas calls on Egypt to halt building 'wall of death' Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:15 AM PST Hamas leader Khaled Meshal called on Egypt on Friday to stop building an underground wall along its border with Gaza, which the Islamist group says would put further strain on the isolated enclave. ...

Turkish human rights group seeks to prosecute Barak for alleged Gaza war crimes Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:36 AM PST An Islamic human rights group on Friday petitioned a prosecutor to start legal proceedings against Defense Minister Ehud Barak for alleged crimes committed against Palestinians during the Gaza war. ...

Nasrallah: Israel lost its power of intimidation Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:17 AM PST Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel of trying to intimidate Lebanon with the threat of a new military offensive while addressing a conference in Beirut on Friday. ...

Tensions high ahead of papal visit to main Rome synagogue Posted: 15 Jan 2010 08:26 AM PST Pope Benedict XVI's planned visit to Rome's main synagogue on Sunday has sharply divided Italian Jews, with some angered by his moves to push Nazi-era Pope Pius XII toward sainthood. ...

Iran to try 16 anti-government protesters Posted: 15 Jan 2010 08:15 AM PST Iran will soon try 16 people arrested in connection with anti-government protests that turned violent last month, an Iranian news agency reported on Friday. ...

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